As I think I may have mentioned, my new book Do-Ahead Dinners came out a couple of months ago. The thrust of the tome, if you hadn’t guessed, is that you can produce sumptuous feasts for friends and family without any of the last minute headaches so often associated with this theoretically pleasurable and relaxing exercise. At the end of November (on the 29th, to be precise), I’ll be running a class at Leith’s cookery school in West London, with a view to providing you with a festive dinner (Christmas is coming) that can all be done ahead. Click here for more details, but suffice to say it will be super-laid back, lots of fun, and you’ll have a bugload of food to take away with you at the end. See you there.